Category Archives: New Work Viewings

Wine, Women and Music Exhibition at the Andre Christine Gallery in Mooresville, NC

I would like to welcome you to the Andre Christine Gallery Exhibition “Wine, Women and Music” from February 11-April 4, where several of my figurative paintings will be featured.
Opening reception is Saturday, February 11, 6-9pm
featuring live music by Greenhouse Jazz Ensemble. Hope to see you there.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm
Location: 148 Ervin Rd., Mooresville, NC  28117
Phone: 704.664.1164
www.andrechristinegallery.com

Next Exhbition: Visual Arts Exchange, Exchange Gallery, Raleigh, NC
April 2 – April 25 (Exact dates in April still to be determined.)

Please go to my website to view new paintings which I add to my site  on a regular basis.  Thank you for your interest in my work.

A December for Me to Remember – A Monthly Review

December has been an exciting month for me.
Below are some of the highlights:

1.  I am proud to say that “Stage Fright”,  my Bearden-inspired collage, (see my previous post below) was chosen to hang at The Mint Museum Uptown during the Romare Bearden Southern Recollections Exhibit with the other winners of that contest.  It will be on display from Dec. 15, 2011 – Jan. 8, 2012.  Don’t miss this wonderful exhibit.

2.  I am also the proud recipient of an Arts and Science Council (ASC) 2012 Regional Artist Project Grant for $2,000. This project was made possible through the support of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, the Blumenthal Endowment, and the arts councils in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford, and York (SC) counties.   More on my art project in future posts.

3.   Durham Art Guild‘s 57th Annual Member Juried Art Show with guest juror, Linda Dougherty, Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art, NC Museum of Art.
My image, (at left) Blue Lady with Beads, 30″ X 24″, acrylic/mixed media on canvas was juried into the show.
Where:  DAG’s SunTrust Gallery (120 Morris St.)
Dates: Friday, December 2, 2011 – Sunday, January 8,      2012  •  Artists’ Reception: Friday, December 16, 5-7pm
Location: 120 Morris St., Durham, NC 27701
Contact: Phone: +1 (919) 560- director@durhamartguild.org

4.  Publicity:  Xanadu Gallery Catalog, Xanadu website and facebook page: my painting “Nucleii”, 30″ X 24″, acrylic/mixed media on canvas
Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 15, my painting, “Birds Nest on Chair”, 24″ X 30″, acrylic/mixed media on canvas

5.  I have some new work on my website for your viewing.  Have a look and let me know any comments you have about these new paintings.
(Left image) “Directional Hand 2″, 24″ X 18″, acrylic/mixed media on canvas

Embrace Series of Paintings – The Meaning to the Artist

My Embrace Series of 8 paintings are now up on my website for you to view.  It is a series of acrylic paintings using the universal symbols “X” and “O” for kiss and hug to represent embracing each others differences, as well as, likenesses. With the world and the economy in such turmoil we need to find common ground and start a dialogue with our brothers and sisters in this world.

Your feedback on the series is welcome and your comments on which one(s) you like best in the series would be appreciated.

New Series of Paintings

Just started a series of paintings several months ago using the universal symbols for X’s and O’s for signs of embracing and showing affection. With all the fighting, bloodshed and lack of compassion that is witnessed in the news today, I felt a need to comment through my painting the suggestion to embrace each others differences, as well as, the likenesses. While many of my paintings result in colorful, cheerful, semi-abstract images, they are a creative vehicle for me to work out the frustrations of the world I see and experience around me.  They are like psychological sessions for me and result, most times, in a more peaceful spirit within upon their completion.  While I might not be able to change the world, I can put my perspective out there to share and provoke some thought through my images. There will be 7 – 8 paintings in the series and 7 are finished and ready for photographing.  This one, the 1st in the series, is called Embrace #1, 16″ X 12″, acrylic/mixed media on canvas, $650.  While the first 3 images are smaller paintings and can be viewed in the Newest Paintings section of my website now, the last 4 paintings in the series are larger, 30″ X 24″ and should be up on my website by mid July.  Comments on the subject or the paintings are most welcome.